Deuteronomy 18:14

כִּי ׀ הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה יוֹרֵשׁ אוֹתָם אֶל ־ מְעֹנְנִים וְאֶל ־ קֹסְמִים יִשְׁמָעוּ וְאַתָּה לֹא כֵן נָתַן לְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.

In Context

13תָּמִים תִּֽהְיֶה עִם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ ׃ ס

15נָבִיא מִקִּרְבְּךָ מֵאַחֶיךָ כָּמֹנִי יָקִים לְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֵלָיו תִּשְׁמָעֽוּן ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 20:6וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הָֽאֱלֹהִים בַּחֲלֹם גַּם אָנֹכִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי בְתָם ־ לְבָבְךָ עָשִׂיתָ זֹּאת וָאֶחְשֹׂךְ גַּם ־ אָנֹכִי אֽוֹתְךָ מֵחֲטוֹ ־ לִי עַל ־ כֵּן לֹא ־ נְתַתִּיךָ לִנְגֹּעַ אֵלֶֽיהָ ׃

Psalms 147:19מַגִּיד דברו לְיַעֲקֹב חֻקָּיו וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל ׃

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 18:10-15

Idolatrous Customs of the Canaanites. ( b. c. 1451.) 9 When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. 10 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, 11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. 12 For all that do these things are an abomination… Read the whole commentary →

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